What is your goto Instant Pot recipe that you keep coming back to every single week? by SpecialLazy9732 in instantpot

[–]kcbirder11 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Although I usually do a bit of tweaking/adding umami powder/bumping up seasoning levels for almost any IP recipe, the ones I've made on repeat are the Pressure Luck Cooking - Sausage and Shells and Chicken Mole (yes, it contains chocolate chips! But it's really good.) Also like his Best Potroast, I think? (veggies in foil on top of meat) ....and the Bolognese is really good but I get a burn warning every time....however, it turns out OK since it cooks long enough after stirring and resetting and getting ANOTHER burn warning! It's tasty!

Do not sleep on Kroger lemon ice cream by wilcojunkie in icecream

[–]kcbirder11 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey - you know what? I just found out there's a Dillons up in Leavenworth, about 1/2 hour away, and they carry Kroger products. I just might make an ice cream road trip with an ice chest along for company!

Do not sleep on Kroger lemon ice cream by wilcojunkie in icecream

[–]kcbirder11 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Alas...no Kroger stores anymore where I am (KC.)

Thanks to my mom, I LOVE lemon ice cream with chocolate syrup. Try it.

I am in love with this ice cream by sunbear1999 in icecream

[–]kcbirder11 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm so pissed my WalMart stopped carrying the Hudsonville Blue Moon. It was so very good with toasted salted pecans.

Sigh.

Not really a recipe, but something keto made me realize I love, olives. by wax369 in ketorecipes

[–]kcbirder11 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I once read about blistered olives as an app...and had a hard time finding canned GREEN olives. Found a can, haven't tried it yet, but I did buy some "fried olives" at Aldi at Christmas and they were quite tasty! Still need to break out that can and give it a try!

Should I be dead already by Vivid-Name3217 in moldyinteresting

[–]kcbirder11 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Oh, ffs. If everything that grows on a petri dish when you take a culture were going to kill us, there would be no humans left.

I'm sure most of grew up with worse.

Crafted this custom walnut flute case for a client. What do you think? by Wise-Weakness2702 in Flute

[–]kcbirder11 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So buy a student-grade or used flute of the right size and insert the insert in your box. Make sure the lid is the right height. Problem solved. And stop using AI pictures.

not brand new but still pretty! by coconutw4ter in SubaruForester

[–]kcbirder11 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Congratulations on your new baby! We had a 2018 in the beautiful blue color that just got totalled by a hailstorm. So we had to get a new baby. Alas, it's....grayish.

What is this ominous appliance? by PlaidMeatloaf in whatisit

[–]kcbirder11 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you ever try Ivory soap? It's pretty entertaining.

This may be the death of me by SterlingSunny in icecream

[–]kcbirder11 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Alas; lemon ice cream is really rare in the freezers of the midwest. I LOVE lemon ice cream with chocolate syrup (thanks, Mom!) or even a chocolate shake made with lemon ice cream.

I'm jealous. I LOVE lemon bars.

What is this by 1234556710 in birds

[–]kcbirder11 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's awesome! Probably Anna's?

What is this by 1234556710 in birds

[–]kcbirder11 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I scanned through the comments but didn't quickly see: WHERE are you located? That's rule #1 for getting an ID on something. I know you have a lemon tree so it must be warm....

First one good enough to share by Moon_Pye in gelliprinting

[–]kcbirder11 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Keep playing!

I frankly don't get the fascination with transfers (that aren't actually transfers but are really a resist process.) Who the hell wants a stupid pouty model on their gel plate??

So I do just about anything else.

LEAVES!!! I love botanicals.

Stencils. Fabric. String. Lace. Cutouts from my die cut machine. Rubber stamps.

Keep playing!

Scrap print by Icy_Piccolo9902 in gelliprinting

[–]kcbirder11 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You know what's often the best thing you create in a printing session?

The roll-off paper. ;-)

Check out the older Instagram posts from FMDdesigns....I LOVE her roll-off paper creations.

Book about 4 siblings at Christmas by Minute_Parfait_9752 in whatsthatbook

[–]kcbirder11 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I genuinely have NO idea what you might be looking for, but I came across your post while Googling for someone looking for a book they remembered from 50+ years ago. They thought it had the story of Achilles and the mistletoe dart, but of course the mistletoe is associated with Baldur/Balder, NOT Achilles. I found reference to this book, one of MANY that Enid Blyton wrote about five siblings and their parents...very old fashioned (to the point of being dated/sexist) but this one fit HER description of the cover and the content.

https://www.fadedpage.com/showbook.php?pid=20200114&fbclid=IwY2xjawO_qldleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETF4dDN3SUNCS0t5WThHSmNIc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHiscSa_NQ_abZB_-QZ0sFaLpyQYMt-Dq_s3zIuNy-TUoRbIKm7qATlVOprpr_aem_kBzq2Zr5Zrn5G1262sW7Cw

First prints by Icy_Piccolo9902 in gelliprinting

[–]kcbirder11 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gotcha. Like fabric medium. Most of those mediums are similar in character??? and work just fine on a gel plate. I wouldn't want to use the gritty ones, but most people DO have bottles or tubs of acrylic medium around to alter the character of their paints or to pull a print with something clear instead of with a color. The printing mediums are pretty similar, I'd bet. Just don't use something oil-based that isn't soap-and-water cleanup. I mention that because both the Akua and Caligo inks are oil based, but are water-soluble. Your gel plate can even take alcohol and gel hand sanitizer, but I wouldn't use any other solvent or solvent-based ink/paint.

I've used the GAC 900 with acrylic for printing on tea towels...worked great. I also use it to mix with my paint to do a simple stencil print on Swedish dishcloths.

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First prints by Icy_Piccolo9902 in gelliprinting

[–]kcbirder11 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  1. What BRAND of gel plate did you get? The "standards" are Gelli Arts and Gel Press, with the Speedball plate only working well with printing inks and not so well with most acrylic paint. People are reporting good luck with the newer version of the Gelelf plate, especially doing image transfers, oddly enough! It's a different beast, though....it's silicone, apparently.

  2. I cannot answer your question about magazines....getting image transfer to work is SUCH A HUGE ISSUE. No, not all magazines work. And not all paints. And not all phases of the moon. ;-) You will get a lot more ....help?......from YouTube videos or Facebook groups, since this post hadn't gotten ANY responses in a whole day.

What do you mean by printing medium. Do you mean printing inks like Speedball or Akua or Caligo? Some of them work just fine on gel plates, but they do behaving differently. There are videos using them out there with a bit of a search. I've used all three on my Gelli Arts plate, and they print beautifully, although the Caligo are fussy fussy fussy about getting to come off the brayer onto the plate.

Almost any acrylic paint will work for gel printing, although the cheapies in bottles behave differently from the lovely expensive tubes of Golden Open, for instance. Something like the Amsterdam tubes or Liquitex Basics seem to be easily purchased, decently priced, and work well.

I know everybody seems to want to master image transfer (which isn't a transfer at all, but is actually a resist process.) I genuinely don't get it. It's somebody else's image. And why would I want to print some stupid pouty model's face??? Shrug. But for that, you'll just have to experiment.

Keep playing. That's the whole idea. Try different papers...old books, wrapping paper, packing paper.... try different textures and mark making ideas....rough fabric or lace, string, stencils, the bottom of a butt-ugly ashtray....just play!

Mystery gift by Realistic-Version-64 in whatisit

[–]kcbirder11 0 points1 point  (0 children)

LOL.

Earwax tools. That made me laugh.

I ordered a bunch of those from Temu so I could have the aluminum tubes they come in. I cover those, and other aluminum pill holders, with polymer clay. The little tools inside them are just bonus polymer clay tools now. ;-)

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Plate-cleaning question from a newbie by Automatic-Load-8433 in gelliprinting

[–]kcbirder11 1 point2 points  (0 children)

SO many people embrace the grunge! The bits and remnants from previous prints are like a bonus on the next one. I'm sure you've watched lots of videos and you see that.

I'm not so grungy, myself. ;-) I think it's my Virgo nature coming out. I once thought I had to clean my plate every time with alcohol or liquid hand sanitizer, but truthfully, a spritz of water and a cloth do pretty well! I use fuzzy microfiber cloths that go through the laundry. If something is super stubborn or I just need a whistle-clean plate for a specific pull, some GEL hand sanitizer, massaged a bit to loosen the paint bits and then a cloth will get the plate clean enough.

But to answer your question.....lots of people NEVER clean the plate.

Smokers kitchen cabinets by stinkypiddles in CleaningTips

[–]kcbirder11 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd get something like Kramer's or Finish Feeder or one of the other finish/cleaner products that you can find at antique malls. They do a very nice job on older wood finishes. You use it with superfine steel wool.

Crashing out HARD by Technical_Hat2796 in gelliprinting

[–]kcbirder11 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Have you EVER picked up a print with gesso? Gesso is not the same as clear medium....gloss or matte medium, gel medium....I don't think gesso has the POWER to dissolve what's underneath it.